Man
See also: man and Appendix:Variations of "man"
English
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æn
Etymology 1
From man
Alternative forms
- man
Proper noun
Man
- The genus Homo.
- (poetic) Humankind in general.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 20, in The China Governess:
- The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. […] The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.
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(Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonyms
- (Homo):
Translations
genus Homo
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish Mana, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”).
Proper noun
Man
- The Isle of Man.
Alternative forms
- Man.
Proper noun
Man
- Abbreviation of Manitoba.
Anagrams
- 'Nam, 'nam, AMN, MNA, N. Am., NAM, Nam, mna
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Man ?
- Isle of Man
Holonyms
- Britse Eilanden
See also
Man (eiland) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Anagrams
- nam
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mɑn/
Noun
Man m (plural Maaner)
- (Sylt) man (adult male human)
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Man
- Isle of Man
Related terms
- mansk
- manx (language)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Man
- Isle of Man
Related terms
- mansk
- manx (language)